Arthritis Cure ~ Today Tonight Channel Seven Australia
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It can strike anyone at anytime, it's crippling, painful, there's no known cause and no known cure. At best all you can do is somehow manage the chronic pain that can leave bones twisted and gnarled. One in five Australian's currently lives with constant arthritis. More than 4-million Australians of all ages. It's one of our ten most crippling diseases and costs the country tens of millions of dollars every year.
When Dr Darren Gibbins was looking for a way to ease his back pain, a friend put him on to a supplement containing green-lipped mussels.
He was so impressed, he decided to import the New Zealand product Mobicosa intro Australia.
As we battle out of one of the coldest winters on record, one in 5 Australians will get through today in chronic pain.
Arthritis costs this country nearly $24 billion a year in health care, lost time at work and shortened lives. It can attack children, teenagers, adults and the elderly alike and there's no known cure. But an ugly little shellfish that grows on strands of rope in the freezing waters of New Zealand could at last offer hope for Australia's 4 million arthritis sufferers.
For anyone who's suffered from it, the pain, stiffness and crippling deformity of arthritis can make everyday living a waking nightmare.
But with over 150 different types of arthritis identified, finding effective treatment can be like finding your way through a maze blindfolded.